nesobriquet
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I'll preface this rant/enquiry, by saying that... I love dogs. It is certain owners whom I feel contempt for.
Rob's recent post about inconsiderate sidewalk texters got me to thinking of posting this long standing pet peeve of mine..
So, dogs in cars..and not just the ones that are left in hot cars with the windows up or almost up, by dead-from-the-neck-up owners on hot days when they should be left at home, in the shade with lots of water they can reach and not tip over.
No, I'm also talking about another type of dog owner who imposes their dog's protective instincts by inflicting that aggression on others who happen to come back to their car and can't get in it because the dog is half way out the open window with nothing but a whirlwind of growling, snarling and fangs. The other day I pointed this out to an inconsiderate *******, and as soon as he opened his mouth, I knew why the dog was like this. He not only lets the dog inflict itself on unknowing nearby innocent victims if you dare question their inconsiderateness, they actually encourage the poor dog. Yes, I said poor dog..because the dog is also a victim of this ****ed-up brain dead walking piece of **** owner who picks a dog with bigger balls than they have themselves to protect him and his property. And of course they get defensive, saying crap like, "oh, he won't hurt you..it's all just a show". Right, like I am a ****ing mind-reader and could possibly know this about your dog.
And of course most times this happens it's in a pickup truck, either the dog is in the back, dangerously not strapped in and could fly out on the highway if the driver makes so much as a quick swerve around a bicyclist or piece of road debris kicked up, or it's in the back of a 4 door truck with the window low enough the dog can put its entire head out. And the trucks are never just the normal height ones...no, they're jacked-up gas-guzzling pieces of **** that have no real purpose of that towering ground clearance other than to be the other big penis (the dog is the first, truck makes two) to make up for an obvious lacking of the two-legged dick behind the wheel as they use this monstrosity to go to the beer store to pick up their daily case of Canadian.
Like I say...I almost got right into it with just such an idiot the other day. You walk up to your car and outta nowhere, this ****ing canine almost takes my head off. I managed to duck down and get my door open and crawl up in behind the steering wheel, looking like I was trying to not be seen stealing it, feeling dog spray up the backside of my head the whole while. I backed up into a different spot and waited for owner to come out, but while waiting this ****ing animal would lounge to both sides of the truck and was even scaring people walking alongside the plaza in front of where we were parked, 15' or more away.
Anyway, wondering if any cops or lawyers can weigh in on this...are there any laws that could provide some sort of punishment for pet-owners (who really shouldn't even have the privilege of owning a pet, IMO) in a situation like this? Or does the dog have to literally cause someone with a heart-condition (picture your mother or grandmother who has had 3 heart-bypasses trying to get into her car when this happens) to have a massive coronary right there and then before the owner could be held culpable in any way. Or would they still be considered free of liability?
Do we have laws in place for this type of scene? It seems to be happening more I find. I think it is a combo of events...people are becoming more aware of not leaving their animals in a hot car, but there needs to be some sort of rational thought and simple basic consideration of others here, windows down no more than enough for the dog to get its nose out, but on hot ****ing days, leave the doggone terror at home, both for its own and everyone else's sake!
Rob's recent post about inconsiderate sidewalk texters got me to thinking of posting this long standing pet peeve of mine..
So, dogs in cars..and not just the ones that are left in hot cars with the windows up or almost up, by dead-from-the-neck-up owners on hot days when they should be left at home, in the shade with lots of water they can reach and not tip over.
No, I'm also talking about another type of dog owner who imposes their dog's protective instincts by inflicting that aggression on others who happen to come back to their car and can't get in it because the dog is half way out the open window with nothing but a whirlwind of growling, snarling and fangs. The other day I pointed this out to an inconsiderate *******, and as soon as he opened his mouth, I knew why the dog was like this. He not only lets the dog inflict itself on unknowing nearby innocent victims if you dare question their inconsiderateness, they actually encourage the poor dog. Yes, I said poor dog..because the dog is also a victim of this ****ed-up brain dead walking piece of **** owner who picks a dog with bigger balls than they have themselves to protect him and his property. And of course they get defensive, saying crap like, "oh, he won't hurt you..it's all just a show". Right, like I am a ****ing mind-reader and could possibly know this about your dog.
And of course most times this happens it's in a pickup truck, either the dog is in the back, dangerously not strapped in and could fly out on the highway if the driver makes so much as a quick swerve around a bicyclist or piece of road debris kicked up, or it's in the back of a 4 door truck with the window low enough the dog can put its entire head out. And the trucks are never just the normal height ones...no, they're jacked-up gas-guzzling pieces of **** that have no real purpose of that towering ground clearance other than to be the other big penis (the dog is the first, truck makes two) to make up for an obvious lacking of the two-legged dick behind the wheel as they use this monstrosity to go to the beer store to pick up their daily case of Canadian.
Like I say...I almost got right into it with just such an idiot the other day. You walk up to your car and outta nowhere, this ****ing canine almost takes my head off. I managed to duck down and get my door open and crawl up in behind the steering wheel, looking like I was trying to not be seen stealing it, feeling dog spray up the backside of my head the whole while. I backed up into a different spot and waited for owner to come out, but while waiting this ****ing animal would lounge to both sides of the truck and was even scaring people walking alongside the plaza in front of where we were parked, 15' or more away.
Anyway, wondering if any cops or lawyers can weigh in on this...are there any laws that could provide some sort of punishment for pet-owners (who really shouldn't even have the privilege of owning a pet, IMO) in a situation like this? Or does the dog have to literally cause someone with a heart-condition (picture your mother or grandmother who has had 3 heart-bypasses trying to get into her car when this happens) to have a massive coronary right there and then before the owner could be held culpable in any way. Or would they still be considered free of liability?
Do we have laws in place for this type of scene? It seems to be happening more I find. I think it is a combo of events...people are becoming more aware of not leaving their animals in a hot car, but there needs to be some sort of rational thought and simple basic consideration of others here, windows down no more than enough for the dog to get its nose out, but on hot ****ing days, leave the doggone terror at home, both for its own and everyone else's sake!
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